Toilet paper dispenser



Al1g- 19, 1952 F. E. GlLLEsPlE, JR v2,607,546

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19.., 1952 F. E. GILLESPIE, JR l 2,607,546

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TofLET PAPER Dispensing, p l Frank .`Gi1lespie, Jr., J amaica Plain, lvl'ass.l l Application August 11, 1950, seria-1 No. 178,9:05 'l Thisinvention relates to paper dispensing devices, and more particularly to va toilet paper dispenser. l

The main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved paper roll dispenser which is simple in construction, which is easy to install, which is very simple Yto operate and which provides a clean tearing action when paper iswremoved therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved paper roll dispenser which is very inexpensive to manufacture, which is neat in appearance, which involves only a very few parts, which provides a sanitary covering for the paper rollcontained therein, and which is readily disassembled for replacement ofthe paper roll whenever a new roll is required. Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claim, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an improved paper roll dispenser constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the improved paper roll dispenser of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, the paper roll dispenser is designated generally at II. The diS- penser comprises a main supporting body I2 comprising a rear wall I3 and the forwardly extending opposing side walls I4, I5 integral with the rear wall I3. The side walls I4, I5 are braced to the rear wall I3 by the bottom web elements shown respectively at I6 and II in Figure 3. The rear wall I3 is provided at its top edge with the forwardly projecting ,flange I8. Connecting the lower forward corner portions of the side walls I4, I5 is the horizontally extending bar member I9, the inwardly facing edge of the bar member tapering to a point at its mid portion, as shown at 20, and being formed with respective shoulders 2|, 2I adjacent to but spaced inwardly from the respective ends of said edge.

The side walls I4, I5, are formed at their inside surfaces with respective arcuate, upwardly facing seats 22, 23, and rotatably received in said seats are the respective ends of a hollow shaft member 24. Integrally secured to the shaft member 24 adjacent the seat 23 is a relatively large disc member 25. Designated at 26 is a front cover ,member shaped to t over the forward and top 10mm. (craie-"5515),"

edges'ofthe. 'side walls. I4, I5 and formed with marginal side flanges 21 vwhich arevreceivable in correspondingly shaped recesses 28 extending along` the margins of said side walls, the flanges 21: being .-frictionallyengaged in said recesses and exerting-.binding lforce therein. The top margin of the cover member 25- is snugly received beneath the flange. I8 and is frictionally` secured therebeneath. The cover member 26 is formed with a slot 29 located in the same plane as the disc 25 and receiving the peripheralportion.of'said disc. Theperipheral portion of the disc, shown at 301, projects-through the slot 29 and provides aV meansfor manually rotating the shaft member 24 from the outside of the dispenser. The peripheryY ofthel disc is knurled, as shownat 3I, to facilitate manual rotation thereof. 1

In installing the device, the rear wall I3 of the main supporting member I2 is secured to a wall by suitable fasteners, such as shown at 32, 32 passing through the rear wall I3 and engaged in the supporting wall. The shaft member 24 is of substantial diameter and is of a diameter such that it will enter the hollow paper core of a standard toilet roll and be frictionally locked therein. It will be understood that the paper core of a typical toilet roll is normally non-circular in cross section due to the fact that in packing the paper rolls pressure is exerted on said rolls causing the hollow cardboard core thereof to become distorted and to become oval in cross section rather than remaining circular in cross section. Therefore, when the shaft member 24 is inserted into such a core, the core tends to grip the shaft member and to become frictionally locked thereto.

With the paper roll thus engaged on the shaft member 24, said shaft member is positioned with its ends in the seat members 22, 23 and with the end of the roll of paper extending past the inner edge of the bar I9, in the manner shown in Figure 4. In Figure 4, the roll of paper is designated at 33 and the cardboard core of said paper roll is designated at 34. With the paper roll and the shaft member 24 thus positioned, the cover member 26 is then engaged over the edges of the side walls I4, I5 and is moved into the position shown in Figures 3 and 4i, wherein the top margin of the cover member is engaged beneath the flange I8 and wherein the side flanges 21, 21 are engaged in the marginal recesses 28, 28 of said side walls. It will be seen from Figure 3 that the shoulders 2I, 2| are located a short distance inwardly from the seat members 22, 23, said shoulders being likewise located slightly inwardly of the side marginal edges of the end of the paper roll extending past the inwardly facing edge of the bar member I9. Therefore, when it is desired to tear off the depending end of the roll of paper, the operator merely exerts a pull on one edge portion of the depending section of paper, causing said edge portion to engage against one ofthe shoulders 2l and initiating the tear in the paper. Continued side pull on the piece of paper will cause the paper to be sheared against the inwardly facing edge of the bar member I9, thereby providing a cleantear. To move another section of paper into position for severance, the opferator merely rotates the disc member 25 clocke wise, as viewed in Figure 4, therebyv causing the It will be noted that the.l cover `member. 26

closely follows the contour of the forward upper What is claimed is:

A paper roll dispenser comprising a housing having a back wall adapted to be fixedly superimposed on a vertical supporting surface, opposed vertical side walls projecting forwardly from the back wall, opposed bearing seats formed on the inside surfaces of the side walls, an arcuate cover member detachably mounted on the side Walls and back wall and forming a top Wall and a front wall,A said` cover member, having al slot` formed therein adjacentv a side margin thereof, a shaft member rotatably supported at its ends in the 'bearing seats and adapted to extend through and 'frictional'ly .engage in the core of a roll of paper, la disc member circumposed on said shaft member Y 'and'having 'its 'peripheral portion extending portion of a paper roll mounted in the device'and that the disc member 30 is substantially in engagement with the end of the slot 29whereby the shaft'member 24 is retained on the seat members 22;.;1213;` To replace a rollof paper,it is'merely necessary toV remove the cover member 26.',v t'oslip the; cardboard core: of the. former paper `roll off the' shaftmember 24' and to mount a Anewpaper foregoing, description, it will' be understood that variousrnodications Within the spirit of the invention :may occur tothose skilled in the -art.

Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention'- exceptas defined-by the scopeof the appended claim.

REFERENCES- CITED The following references are `of recordrin the file of this patent: Y,

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1,415,722 Silverman; May 9,21922 1,515,238 Baker Nov; 1-1; 1 924v 1,704,044 Ingram @1929. 1,805,619l Fuller May 191931 1,838,307 Hallock -v Dfec. 29),' 1,9;3 I 1,946,105 Parlett Feb'j 6, 1'934 1422749 n ltougas June 24, 1947 

